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A Thanksgiving Memory
Gently the dark comes down over the wild, fair places, The whispering glens in the hills, the open, starry spaces; Rich with the gifts of the night, sated with questing and dreaming, We turn to the dearest of the paths where the star of the homelight is gleaming....
Treasures from the Tree Maker
Abscission (noun)* the act of cutting off; sudden termination. Botany. the normal separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants. The Tree From a place deep within itself, the autumn tree bursts forth in glorious color, and shows a different face of its...
A World With Octobers
As October winds down (and it has been a beautifully mild October!), and as we head into colder weather, I am reminded of this quote: I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. ― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Here are some photos I took last...
Long Night of Struggle (my post at TCW)
“It is clear we must embrace struggle. Every living thing conforms to it. Everything in nature grows and struggles in its own way, establishing its own identity, insisting on it at all cost, against all resistance. We can be sure of very little, but the need to court...
“Into the Beautiful…”
1540 (As Imperceptibly as Grief) - By Emily Dickinson As imperceptibly as Grief The Summer lapsed away— Too imperceptible at last To seem like Perfidy— A Quietness distilled As Twilight long begun, Or Nature spending with herself Sequestered Afternoon— The Dusk drew...
Porch Swing in September
Porch Swing in September by Ted Kooser The porch swing hangs fixed in a morning sun that bleaches its gray slats, its flowered cushion whose flowers have faded, like those of summer, and a small brown spider has hung out her web on a line between porch post and chain...
Three Poetry Contests
Friends, I wanted to bring to your attention three poetry contests: Dignity not Detention - A prize of $500 and publication in Poetry International will be given for a single poem written for refugees currently being detained pending their hearings. (A similar prize...
Friday Favorites
Friends, I am excited to share I am joining Lisa Deam at The Contemplative Writer this year! I will be contributing to the Friday Favorites for Prayer and Writing, as well as writing a monthly article. Please join us there! Click here to read this week's first Friday...
Announcement!
I have an exciting announcement: I will be joining Lisa Deam at The Contemplative Writer this year! Each week, I will be contributing to the Friday Favorites post, and I will be contributing a post or article each month. I hope you'll join me there-- and take a look...
Article at Redbud Post
Read my article at the Redbud Post.... You Rock, Abigail Once upon a time, there was a woman whose name was Abigail. Abigail not only was beautiful, but also very wise. Abigail was the apple of her parents’ eyes. They delighted to watch her grow in grace and...
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